The Data provided herein are distributed subject to the following conditions and restrictions.

SUBJECT DATA LAYERS

For all data contained herein, NJDEP makes no
representations of any kind, including, but not limited to, the
warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use, nor are
any such warranties to be implied with respect to the digital data
layers furnished hereunder. NJDEP assumes no responsibility to maintain
them in any manner or form.

II. Terms of Agreement

1. Digital data received from the NJDEP are to be used solely for internal purposes in the conduct of daily affairs.

2. The data are provided, as is, without warranty of any
kind and the user is responsible for understanding the accuracy
limitations of all digital data layers provided herein, as documented
in the accompanying cross-reference files (see Section 1.14
CROSS_REFERENCE). Any reproduction or manipulation of the above data
must ensure that the coordinate reference system remains intact.

3. Digital data received from the NJDEP may not be
reproduced or redistributed for use by anyone without first obtaining
written permission from the NJDEP. This clause is not intended to
restrict distribution of printed mapped information produced from the
digital data.

4. Any maps, publications, reports, or other documents
produced as a result of this project that utilize NJDEP digital data
will credit the NJDEP's Geographic Information System (GIS) as the
source of the data with the following credit/disclaimer:

"This (map/publication/report) was developed using New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Geographic Information
System digital data, but this secondary product has not been verified
by NJDEP and is not state-authorized."

5. Users shall require any independent contractor, hired to
undertake work that will utilize digital data obtained from the NJDEP,
to agree not to use, reproduce, or redistribute NJDEP GIS data. Data
utilized by an independent contractor will be required to be returned
to the original user at the close of such contractual work. Users
hereby agree to abide by the use and reproduction conditions specified
above and agree to hold any independent contractor to the same terms.
By using data provided herein, the user acknowledges that terms and
conditions have been read and that the user is bound by these criteria.

All attributes created during the creation process were
verified by displaying the lines in both the database and the spatial
coverage, but no formal tests were performed.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

These data are believed to be logically consistent, though no tests were performed. Line geometry is topologically clean.

Completeness_Report:

The boundary of the coverage is dependent on the shoreline
and/or edges of rivers and bays as delineated. The edges or borders of
the boundary might change as the natural land changes or better maps
and aerial photography become available. All polygons have been
generalized to 1 acre or greater. Edge mismatches between the various
coverages used to produce this coverage were dealt with by maintaining
the boundaries of the municipal boundary coverage by using the identity
command in Arc/Info. Available aquifer coverage was generalized to
1:250,000. Original coverage was compiled using 1:24,000, 1:48,000, and
1:100,000 data. Due to the fuzzy nature of the data being mapped, and
this being the best available data, it was decided to utilize this
coverage.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The data were created using data from NJ Dept. of
Environmental Protection coverages. The horizontal accuracy is assumed
to be within National Map Accuracy Standards

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

The data were created using data from NJ Dept. of
Environmental Protection coverages. The vertical accuracy is assumed to
be within National Map Accuracy Standards

Dissolved the county ground-water recharge coverage
(CMB) to produce the county ground-water-recharge rank coverage (GWR)
then intersected it with the AQRNK coverage to produce aquifer recharge
potential coverage (AQRP). Aquifer recharge potential ranks were then
calculated using the combination of the aquifer rank letters and the
GWR rank letters creating both alphabetic and numeric rank attributes.
Both aquifer recharge and ground-water recharge rank attributes are
preserved.

The attributes are the aquifer abbreviation (hydroabb)
which is a two to five letter NJGS aquifer designation. Ground-water
recharge rank (gwrnk) from the ground-water recharge coverage, and
aquifer rank (aqrnk), alphabetic rank designation based on gw recharge
inches/year and aquifer well yields in gallons/minute. These are
combined to produce an alphabetic and a numeric aquifer-recharge
potential rank in the following manner: aquifer
rank:ground-water-recharge rank: (for example: AA or 11, BC or 23, DA
or 41). This ranking reflects the independence of two processes. The
amount of ground-water recharge that becomes aquifer recharge is
controlled by the transmissivity of the underlying aquifer.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: See entity and attributes detailed descriptions for references.

Users must assume responsibility to determine the appropriate
use of these data. NJGS must be referenced in any subsequent use of
these data. NJGS assumes no responsibility for any changes to or
analysis resulting from the original distributed data. Coverage
intended for qualitative analysis of ground-water recharge as only.
Also See "Use Constraints" Section above.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ARCE or ARCSHP as requested

Format_Version_Number: Arc/Info 8.3

Format_Specification:

ESRI shapefile (.SHP) or Arc/Info export file (.E00) as requested

Format_Information_Content:

contained in .DBF file associated with .SHP, or contained in .E00 file.

File_Decompression_Technique: no compression applied or as requested (WinZIP, GNUzip, etc)

Formal requests for all unpublished NJGS information
(digital or otherwise) must be made through the NJ State Geologist's
Office by letter, email or other correspondence. Oral requests for
information will be considered on a case by case basis. All requests
are subject to the fees described above. No formal permission or fees
are required for information downloaded from the NJGS website.
Published information can be purchased through:
NJDEP Maps and Publications Sales Office
Bureau of Revenue
P.O. Box 417
Trenton, NJ
O8625-0417

Turnaround: 2 weeks max (subject to other priorities)

Custom_Order_Process:

Formal requests for all unpublished NJGS information (digital
or otherwise) must be made through the NJ State Geologist's Office by
letter, email or other correspondence. Oral requests for information
will be considered on a case by case basis. No formal permission is
required for information downloaded from the NJGS website. Published
information can be purchased through:
NJDEP Maps and Publications Sales Office
Bureau of Revenue
P.O. Box 417
Trenton, NJ
O8625-0417